Lead Casino Bartender $20.00 per hour

The Commerce Casino and Hotel • Commerce, CA

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About The Position

The Lead Casino Bartender performs bartender duties alongside additional leadership responsibilities. The role provides quality beverage service to guests, including acknowledging and greeting customers, serving drinks accurately, entering them correctly into the POS, and maintaining accountability for each drink served. The Lead Casino Bartender is responsible for individual cash banks, credit-card drops, and cash drops, and may assist with banquet events and take drink orders for guests at gaming tables on the casino floor.

The position maintains an organized and clean work area, including washing bar glasses, and conducts routine inspections to ensure the bar meets Health Department and Safety Code standards. The Lead Casino Bartender has full knowledge of food and beverage items and service steps, completes daily checklists, follows health and sanitation requirements, and trains staff on craft cocktail menus. The role also coordinates the bartender team, ensures equipment and operations are in working order, and assists the supervisor with training and evaluating subordinates. Other work-related duties may be assigned by the F&B Manager.

This position requires 2–5 years of bartending experience, a high school diploma or equivalent, applicable food-safety and alcohol-service certifications, and strong communication and teamwork skills. The casino operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and schedules may vary based on business needs.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of bartending experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of safety and sanitation guidelines in individual job manuals.
• Valid food handler card or ServSafe certificate, RBS certification, and TIPS alcohol certification.
• Ability to stand and walk throughout an eight-hour shift, excluding breaks and meal periods.
• Ability to lift 60 pounds for job-related duties, such as stocking liquor, beer, and ice, up to 10 times per eight-hour shift.
• Positive and enthusiastic approach to assignments.
• Reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and make ethical decisions.
• Ability to resolve conflicts and communicate effectively with employees at all levels.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team and independently.
• Ability to prepare detailed professional correspondence, memoranda, policies, procedures, and regulations related to the employee’s duties.
• General knowledge of Windows-based computer operating systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform bartender duties and provide quality beverage service to guests.
• Greet and acknowledge customers in a friendly manner.
• Ensure each drink is served in the proper amount and at the proper value, and entered correctly into the POS.
• Maintain accountability for individual cash banks, credit-card drops, and cash drops.
• Assist with banquet events when needed.
• Take drink orders for guests at gaming tables on the casino floor.
• Maintain a clean and well-organized work area, including washing bar glasses.
• Conduct routine bar inspections to ensure compliance with Health Department and Safety Code standards.
• Complete daily checklists and follow food and beverage service steps.
• Ensure compliance with health and sanitation standards.
• Train new and current staff on craft cocktail menus.
• Coordinate bartender staff and ensure that everything is in working order.
• Assist the supervisor with training and evaluating subordinates.
• Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the F&B Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED